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Carriage wrote:What's the cost like? I assume you save on frame but pay more by buying groupset etc aftermarket?

Sometimes cheaper to buy a used bike complete as a donor, and cough up for new cables cassette and chain.Group set, wheels , bars, stem, seat post etc... to boot. Flip the frame for a few Lazy $$$, and that will cover chain, cable , bar tape etc...

I'm a tight ar$e on a limited budget, but always manage to cobble the bit together for a minimum expense.

I'm just fine tuning a commuter that I built for a total of $12 out of pocket expense. Won't go into detail here as it's Digger dan's thread, and I don't want to thread drift it for him.

Oh and to bring it back OT, pleased to hear you love your new ride DD .

Ps. sorry for the digression

All good Dave. I agree totally - a fully running donor gives you leverage in that you can still ride it while you're collecting the other parts. I mean, the sakae cranks on my commuter work just fine, but the 600s from another $25 gumtree frame match the other group bits, so they'll go on there in time.

As long as there's one fully functional bike at any given time, the tinkering is easy and relatively stress free. Unless eBayes madness is involved.

diggerdantheman wrote:...As long as there's one fully functional bike at any given time, the tinkering is easy and relatively stress free...

here, here!

diggerdantheman wrote:snip...Unless eBayes madness is involved.

i know a few people with ebay fever but lets not spoil the party aye.

vaeske wrote:

diggerdantheman wrote:snip...Unless eBayes madness is involved.

i know a few people with ebay fever but lets not spoil the party aye.

Dan,
You have convinced me to look for a steel frame for my next n+1 bike ::)

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sunho wrote:Dan,
You have convinced me to look for a steel frame for my next n+1 bike ::)

Hey Sunho,
that's great news! Just threw together another one yesterday - a Europa I got through the forums too - 105 gear going on to this one.

If anyone is looking to pick up something similar - there's one on the gold coast on that auction site.

diggerdantheman wrote:If anyone is looking to pick up something similar - there's one on the gold coast on that auction site.

Looks like it didn't sell so now relisted for 100!

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diggerdantheman wrote: however I found a great deal on a 2011 Veloce groupset through Bike24, so that's what it's getting.

After having had it completed for a few days now, any update on how it rides?

Crowz wrote:

diggerdantheman wrote: however I found a great deal on a 2011 Veloce groupset through Bike24, so that's what it's getting.

After having had it completed for a few days now, any update on how it rides?

Like butter.

sunho wrote:

diggerdantheman wrote:If anyone is looking to pick up something similar - there's one on the gold coast on that auction site.

Looks like it didn't sell so now relisted for 100!

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Someone buy it. Its too big for me.

diggerdantheman wrote:

sunho wrote:

diggerdantheman wrote:If anyone is looking to pick up something similar - there's one on the gold coast on that auction site.

Looks like it didn't sell so now relisted for 100!

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Someone buy it. Its too big for me.

It looks ideal! I need to increase my budget...